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Nature Aligned Vermont Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Bennington, Vermont · EIN 931817331

Nature Aligned Vermont Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Bennington, Vermont. In tax year 2025 it gave $17,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $8,500 and the largest $16,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $22,485 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$22,4853$102,247
2025$17,0002$132,048

How to apply

Nature Aligned Vermont Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts2$17,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nuestras Raices Inc
Holyoke, MA
General charitable purposes$16,000
Native Plant Trust
Wayland, MA
General charitable purposes$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nature Aligned Vermont Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Nature Aligned Vermont Foundation Inc give?

$17,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $8,500.

Who runs Nature Aligned Vermont Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Judith D Schwartz (Director), Phillip A Eprile (Director) and Frederic Schwartz (Director).

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